ome five centuries have passed since the fall of the Roman Empire, and Europe is now a fragmented backwater of petty warlords and barbarian clans struggling at the dawn of Feudalism.

And yet it is during this time near the end of the First Millennium that the nations we know today were forged in a crucible of fire and bloodshed. A cruel time for many, royal dynasties and riches were also made. An even greater ambition consumed some, like Charlemagne, to become sole heir to the Emperor of Rome.

onqueror is a turn-based, multiplayer strategy game that takes place on a map of medieval Europe. Easy to learn, but far deeper than Risk. Play on the web against as many as 15 human or AI opponents, for timed games as short as 30 minutes or as long as 4 hours. An ingenious system of simultaneous turns means that you don't have to wait for other players to make their moves!

A screen shot of a game in progress: Tiny Napoli invades
Macedonia, a province in the vast Podolian Empire (light green).